Acts 10:28

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Summary

And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

That it

Galatians 2:12

But

General references

Leviticus 7:19

Acts 11:3

Bible References

That it

But when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those who emphasized circumcision disagreed with him.

"Then he told me, "Go, because I'll send you far away to the gentiles.'"

The Samaritan woman asked him, "How can you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" Because Jews do not have anything to do with Samaritans.

Then Jesus was led from Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters early in the morning. The Jews did not go into the headquarters, to avoid becoming unclean and unable to eat the Passover meal.

Until some men arrived from James, he was in the habit of eating with the gentiles, but after those men came, he withdrew from the gentiles and would not associate with them any longer, because he was afraid of the circumcision party.

But

Again the voice came to him a second time, "You must stop calling unclean what God has made clean."

Then the voice from heaven answered a second time, "You must stop calling common what God has made clean!'

God, who knows everyone's heart, showed them he approved by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us.

who say, "Keep to yourself!' "Don't touch me!' and "I am too holy for you!' "Such people are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that keeps burning all day long.

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, "O God, I thank you that I'm not like other people thieves, dishonest people, adulterers, or even this tax collector.

The gentiles are heirs-in-common, members-in-common of the body, and common participants in what was promised by the Messiah Jesus through the gospel.

General references

"Meat that comes in contact with a ceremonially unclean thing is not to be eaten. Incinerate it instead. As for ceremonially clean meat, anyone who is clean may eat it.

They said, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them!"